Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Pen and ink tattoo design sketch of a kraken with tentacles wrapping a sailing ship, with lightning bolts and ornate scrollwork in a neo-traditional style.
Kraken wrapped around a sailing ship
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow, in a blackwork style.
Black lace tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo, appearing to read Protege, on the side of a ribcage in a lettering style.
Small script word tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading 'One day at a time' across the upper back, a lettering tattoo between the shoulder blades.
One day at a time script on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman in a fitted top, showing a black ink peony tattoo on her upper arm and a dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on her thigh.
Peony and lotus mandala tattoos on arm and thigh
A colour tattoo of a green and yellow tractor on an ankle, with a black cat in the grass behind the foot.
Green tractor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realism leg sleeve tattoo of a lion with daisies, a pocket watch and a scroll banner, running from the thigh down the calf.
Lion and flower leg sleeve
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Two photographs of black tattoos on the upper back: a tree with roots on the left and a hatched swallow near the nape on the right.
Tree and swallow tattoos on the upper back
Symmetrical cream line drawing of a mandala with lotus petals, scrollwork and dotted detail on a dark purple background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Cream mandala on a dark background
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Black ink drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, a peacock butterfly and a smaller butterfly, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch and butterflies drawing
Black geometric tattoo of a woman's face with curly hair, built from triangular facets, on the outer thigh.
Geometric faceted portrait on a thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo of nested triangles inside a faint circle, placed on a forearm.
Nested triangles tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line skull tattoo on the back of a hand near the thumb, with a small crown tattoo on the other hand.
Small skull and crown on the hands
Colourful neo-traditional roaring lion head tattoo with a flowing mane on the inner forearm of a standing person in a red top and ripped jeans.
Roaring lion on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large weeping willow tree across a person's upper back.
Weeping willow tree across upper back
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading 'to make each day count' along the side ribs, partly under a black garment.
Fine line script quote on the side ribs
Solid black silhouette tattoo of an electric guitar on the back of a hand, which rests over a sunburst electric guitar on a wooden floor.
Electric guitar tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with the word family in script running down its shaft, placed on the lower leg.
Anchor with family script on the lower leg
Flash sheet of white ink henna-style designs on a pale blue backing, including a paisley motif, lace bands and a dangling teardrop border, with no body placement shown.
White henna-style flash sheet, paisley and lace designs
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed wrenches with the word dad in script above them, on the ankle, beside a black lace-up shoe.
Crossed wrenches and dad script on ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a stethoscope whose tubing forms a heart, on the ankle, with a silver embellished shoe below.
Stethoscope and heart tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing a bow and holding a pistol, with wavy shading below, on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with a pistol on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curled tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cat silhouette tattoo on a forearm
Fine line blue script tattoo reading Give me with an arrow, a heart-shaped heartbeat trace and a small paw print, on the upper back.
Give me script with heartbeat and paw print
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Packaged sheet of black and grey temporary tattoo designs showing heraldic shields, scrollwork and "just married" banners, with no body placement visible.
Just married crest temporary tattoo sheet
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo on a forearm, with the script words Not all who wander are lost running beneath it.
Feather and script quote on a forearm
Hand making a V sign in front of a blurred world map, showing a small black aeroplane tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small aeroplane tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with ornamental knotwork, scrollwork and mechanical-looking details, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate swallow line drawing
Black and grey realism style forearm tattoo of a mountain range above a pine tree line, with the words think like a mountain and Leopold beneath.
Mountain range and pines with a quote
Traditional style flash drawing of a shark wearing a top hat, monocle and tailcoat inside a rope border, with no body placement shown.
Shark in top hat and tailcoat in a rope frame
Colour traditional tattoo on skin showing a red and white lighthouse inside a golden rope heart, with birds, sea, and a pink flower with green leaves below.
Lighthouse in a rope heart with pink flower
Black linework flash design of two symmetrical lotus flowers within a geometric diamond motif, with dotwork shading, drawn on a wooden board with no body placement shown.
Symmetrical lotus and geometric design
Black linework tree tattoo with an orange trunk and red, pink and teal leaves, placed on a limb.
Tree with coloured leaves on a limb
Fine line tattoo of a peach ribbon with black swirling flourishes on the top of a foot, with red toenail polish visible.
Ribbon and swirls on the top of a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a city skyline with towers, a Ferris wheel, a palm tree and a small heart, on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line city skyline on ribs
Black ink flash design of a palm tree with the words Less Monday and More summer set in brush script either side of the trunk.
Palm tree with "Less Monday, more summer" lettering
Traditional-style tattoo of a yellow banner with a script phrase, a teal ribbon and a teal-tipped arrow on the outer forearm.
Arrow and banner on a forearm
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos on the inner wrists, one white with angel wings and one grey with devil horns and a tail, both with pink bows and hearts.
Matching angel and devil cat wrist tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig running up the inside of a forearm.
Botanical sprig on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo on the side of the torso, with a radiating floral centre and stippled outer points.
Dotwork mandala on the side of the torso
Black ink drawing of a chrysanthemum with leaves in a botanical dotwork style, drawn on pale paper placed on a wooden table.
Chrysanthemum design drawn in ink and dots
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and blue forget-me-not flowers with black swirl lines and dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Butterflies and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Black tribal-style flash design of a stylised animal with swirling tail and pointed ears, shown on a white background with a smaller inset copy.
Stylised swirl animal design
Black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with patterned wings on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Small butterfly on the inner wrist
Black and grey ink flash design of a scorpion inside a flask, framed by blackberry leaves and mushrooms, with the word Scorpio beneath, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Scorpion in a flask with botanical leaves

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